How to get all enum values as an array

Question

I have the following enum.

enum EstimateItemStatus: Printable {
    case Pending
    case OnHold
    case Done

    var description: String {
        switch self {
        case .Pending: return "Pending"
        case .OnHold: return "On Hold"
        case .Done: return "Done"
        }
    }

    init?(id : Int) {
        switch id {
        case 1:
            self = .Pending
        case 2:
            self = .OnHold
        case 3:
            self = .Done
        default:
            return nil
        }
    }
}

I need to get all the raw values as an array of strings (like so ["Pending", "On Hold", "Done"]).

I added this method to the enum.

func toArray() -> [String] {
    var n = 1
    return Array(
        GeneratorOf<EstimateItemStatus> {
            return EstimateItemStatus(id: n++)!.description
        }
    )
}

But I'm getting the following error.

Cannot find an initializer for type 'GeneratorOf' that accepts an argument list of type '(() -> _)'

Is there is an easier, better or more elegant way to do this?

Answer 1

For Swift 4.2 (Xcode 10) and later

There's a CaseIterable protocol:

enum EstimateItemStatus: String, CaseIterable {
    case pending = "Pending"
    case onHold = "OnHold"
    case done = "Done"

    init?(id : Int) {
        switch id {
        case 1: self = .pending
        case 2: self = .onHold
        case 3: self = .done
        default: return nil
        }
    }
}

for value in EstimateItemStatus.allCases {
    print(value)
}

---

For Swift < 4.2

No, you can't query an enum for what values it contains. See this article. You have to define an array that list all the values you have. Also check out Frank Valbuena's solution in "How to get all enum values as an array".

enum EstimateItemStatus: String {
    case Pending = "Pending"
    case OnHold = "OnHold"
    case Done = "Done"

    static let allValues = [Pending, OnHold, Done]

    init?(id : Int) {
        switch id {
        case 1:
            self = .Pending
        case 2:
            self = .OnHold
        case 3:
            self = .Done
        default:
            return nil
        }
    }
}

for value in EstimateItemStatus.allValues {
    print(value)
}